9 gorgeous (and affordable) pieces of furniture for small spaces

Tiny homes, small apartments, compact studios – the modern-day living arrangement is often a tighter fit than homes of the past, yet they can still be every bit as stylish, practical, and cosy as less spatially challenged properties.

The trick is to find pieces for small spaces that provide flexibility and utilise space-saving tricks that will make your ‘condensed’ home feel like an opulent and airy mansion.

Here are nine beautiful examples of functional furniture for small apartments that fit the space as well as your budget.

1. The Alexis Chaise Lounge

At a compact 1.2m in length, the Alexis Chaise Lounge is shorter than standard chaises, which means that you can indulge in the classic style and premium comfort of this relaxing design without overwhelming the space.

Adding compliment to convenience, this sofa is reversible, so you can arrange the configuration to either side to best suit your suite – and switch it around as you please for future house moves as well.

2. The Otis Extension Dining Table

Fold-out furniture for small spaces is one of the best investments you can make for compact living. The Otis Extension Dining Table is the perfect embodiment of space-saving furniture that transforms when needed.

This Scandinavian style provides a comfortable four seats at the dining table, which expands to fit six seats, moving from 150cm to 190cm faster than you can say “dinner’s ready!”.

3. The Stockholm Nest Coffee Table

With flowing lines and graceful tapered legs, the Erikson Nest Tables offer the best of sleek Scandinavian style.

These two tables nestle together for a compact storage, or can be pulled slightly apart for a dynamic two-level design. Or, separate them completely for two mini tables that can function as chic bedsides, coffee tables, plant holders, or lamp stands. These tables are endlessly versatile and effortlessly compact.

4. The Kaspar Desk

Measuring just 100 centimetres in length, the exquisite Hunter Desk is the chic epitome of dual-purpose furniture for small apartments.

Its streamlined design and tapered solid oak legs provide class and style no matter the space, and the condensed size offers a handy compact study or work desk by day, and a charming side table for yourself and one other by night. It can also function as a narrow side table for displaying knick-knacks, or as a buffet table when entertaining friends.

5. Sofa Beds

Forget dual-purpose furniture — the Storage Sofa Bed is a triple threat.

At face value, the Miami Sofa Bed is an immensely stylish four-seater chaise sofa, which is also reversible so you can switch the chaise to the most fitting configuration for the space. Yet pull out the mechanism for a beautifully soft two-person bed, ideal for guests or relaxed movie marathons.

Making this sofa bed even more special and cleverly designed is the hidden storage compartment within the chaise. It’s the perfect cubby for bedding and pillows, saving your precious cupboard space for other items.

6. The Emile Bookshelf

The challenge of studios and small apartments is often one of layout. How can you create a sense of a multi-purpose, varied interior when there is just one room?

The Emile Bookshelf is an ingenious and graceful solution. It provides ample additional storage, but when placed in the centre of a room, it creates two separate but co-joined areas that carefully carve out distinct spaces. This shelf makes it possible by being extremely slender and elegant in design, and by being open on all sides, so it neither blocks out light nor makes small apartments feel even smaller.

7. Stackable Chairs

When choosing dining furniture for small spaces, it helps to keep storage in mind – where will you put things should you only need them part-time, or temporarily need to put them away?

The Orbit Dining Chair offers a neat and simple solution: stacking. Perhaps you only need one chair most of the time but prefer to have four to six on hand for dinner parties. The Breeze chair is affordable enough and well-designed enough to both stock up and stack up, tucking them away into a closet when not in use.

8. The Bench

The Cuba Bench is versatility defined, and the perfect piece of furniture for apartment living. Whether it’s at the end of the bed as a seat and storage area, in the entranceway with boxes tucked underneath for shoes, or alongside a dining table as extra seating, this bench rises to the occasion with pared-back style and minimalistic grace every time.

9. The Otis Sideboard

Tiny homes and studios are defined by their minimalist living spaces, but it’s often the minimalist storage spaces that are surprisingly challenging. From bedding to cookware to hobby supplies to DVD collections, a little extra storage space can go a long way.

The Otis Sideboard is an elegant Scandi-style cabinet featuring three spacious drawers, two cupboard areas, and a sleek tabletop space that can hold anything from a television to a beloved plant collection.

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